Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1887-04-03
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| real estate transaction ana oNertdAe ne
| train before it reached the next station, tney
| now take advant &c Of The silence preceu lng
| the start and sing in sweet tenor voice, ST.
| townsville is the next station make DOW
| and pass out.
NOT long ago the Russian government,
through its subsidized French mouthpieces,
accused the Bulgarian regents OF putin I'M
der the knout the cutthroats who had plotted
! AGAINST their lives and the peace OF the peo-
| pie. The charge was Immediately proved To
| be unfounded. But its natural sequel now
| appears in the authentic announcement thaC
| two girls IN Russia have been knouted into
insensibiiity and almost TO death for sup
posed connection with a Nihllist organlza-
| ton.
| RECENTLY the head of great Bordeaux
wine house called on Prince Bismarck, who
for years has purchased most of his wines
| from that house. The man of blood and iron
! gave an order for a large consignment OF
wines, ana then the Frenchman dlsoreetly
| hshed for n opinion as 10 the probability or
war. Tut, tut" exclaimed the Prince,
| what put war into your head? Do you SUP
pose would order wine Of You if expected
war? No, no; / would come and get 1t
| myself"
JOSEPH HENRY, New Haven deaf mute +,
about 20 years OF age, began early in the
winter to attend the polo games In New
Haven. During the exciting periods of the
| games it was noticed that Henry jumped
| from HIS seat and attempted 70 shout. For
| long time his efforts in this Line we're un-
| successful. But recently his powers OF articu-
lation have steadily improved and he Is now
| able to speak considerably. Local physicians
are of the opinion that II the young nan keeps
p his attendance at the polo games, and also
| ms happy faculty of going of into white
| heat of excitement, he will be able to talk IA
| well as anybody by the end of the season. He
| is still as deaf as ever.
A VERY large bird Of prey, supposed to be
| of species of eagle, was seen in Pscousett,
| Conn, last Saturday. 1t sailed overhead
with quite large dog alive in its claws, and
| al GIFTED near the email pond. Being fright
| ened, the eagle let go of the dog, which went
| llmpng across the meadows. while The eagle
/ ga led northward, casting a shadow as it
| passed over (as an eye witness says like
| that of a small tree" The tird was seen by
| Edward Markham, Edward Button and Mrs.
| Hall and daughter also by several children,
| All were cons derahly excited, and say that it
| was an immense fellow, and could have car
| rie1 of child as easily as ii did the dog" 1t
| was seen IN the same neIghborhoOd the next
| day.
| JOAQUIN MILLER. who is now living in
| Oakland, Cal, says that, although he has
| been around the world twice. and has seen
| many pleasant places, he fin Is Oakland the
| most delightful of all. Here is some of the
| poetic Prose in which he bursts into eulogy
In the oakland Evening Tribune: Here
| and yet pluck a rose or flower for my button
| hole every day in the year from any one of
| the thousand overhangng gardens. Lying
| here in che lap OF the towering old leonIne
| hills that bend in protecting crescent around
us, with the Golden Gate at our door, we are
in very favored part of greatly favored
land: And how may be the future OF Oak
| land2 do not really know, and do not
| greatly care; but it's present, as said before
| suits me entirely. else should not be here"
A CRAZY MAN, by name Watterlnd. recent
| lY terrorIzed the Swedish town of Goteborg
| for more than whole week. He had locked
himself in the top story of a house, whence
| he commanded wide sweep of street. and
| marked and fired at any and everybody who
| approached. After he had shot one man dead
| the tiremen attempted TO drown him out, but
could not get near enough, as the man was
dead shot. They next made iron shields to
| protect them in the approach, but these
| proved too cumbersome. An attempt to dis
| lodge the lunatic by throwing dumb bells
| charged with electricity at him had to be
| abandoned. barrcade was then erected
| around the house by the police and regular
| siege laid to 1t. The lunatie stood it week
| before he was starved out, and was then
| seized by strategy, too weak to defend him
| self. He had wounded number of people
| from his perch during the singular campaign.
THE Edinburgh Review thinks that the
planet Mars may justly be considered kind
OF du Dlicate earth, it being endowed with
1
| ulating around It's poles In their respective
| seasOhs of winter. II this be so, the atmos-
| phere of the planet is, however, obviously
| much more rare than that of the earth. so
| that it only exerts at the planets surface
| pressure of about two pounds and a quarter
| 10 the square inch. The climate of Mars lie
conceived, from the small amount of snow
| that accumulateS at the poles Of the planet TO
be comparatively mild; and the water Is ais
| tribu Ell into very curious series OF long
| parallel canals which run out from the ocea
basins to an extent, IN some places, of 3, 0O
| and 40 miles. AS is well known, astrono-
| mers have succeeded in discovering since 1877
| Two moons. these being found to present "a d.
| alaeter OF not more Jnan SIX or seven mile,
| and one OF them complet ing a revolution
round the planet In little mOre than seven
| hours.
| HERE is an anecdote whic illustrates how
In the olden time, one tithing man, at least
| magnifed his office. Gen. II. was the great
man Of the town. His daughters were sent to
| Boston to be educated. and one of them can e
| home with Boston lover, who is now a
merchant in New York city. lie went to
| church with her. But Boston manners and
| New England country manners and ideas
| were not the same. When the hymr was
| given out. Mr.. x. foHnd 1t and handed the
| book to Miss H.; she bowed, and took H.
Second hymn, the same Thee d tithing man
| loot ed and frOwned, but did not quite ilke To-
| offend Gen. Il. But he thought ii over and
over. and his conscience accused him of being
| a very fearful sin. Therefore, he took his
seat in the afternoon resolved 10 do his dutv
| fearlessly whatever might be the result 70
HIM. The hymn was given out. MIR. r. found
| 1t, ana handed the book to Miss H.: she
| bowed, and TOOK IL. Rap, rap. rap. won't the
| old mans stick. Then pointing TO Gen IA "a
| pew. You. you'll mean Gen. HIS gal and
| her Boston beau! None OF your CARVINGS on
here, SAY"
| SOMEBODY who has been investigating the
subject says that the chef effect Of an earth
quake on the ocean is the raising of a great
sea wave, sometimes very large, as, for ex-
| ample, sixty feet high at Lisbon in 1861. Also
| eighty feet at Gala IN IVA, and 2QO feet M
| Lupatka IN 1887. These waves are often more
destructive on land than the actual shooKs-
the influx usually preceded by an outflow
| which. IN fact. acts as warning One OF the
| most remarkable effects in the distance la
| which these waves are propagated as great
| waves" Tor example, right across the PaclfIc
| Thus most large ear hlu4kes on the eat or
| west coast of the Pac H.; produce Waves hicb
| are recorded on the OppOslLe coast about
| twenty -four hours after. 1t 10 asserted That
| as to prediction OF earthquakes, pothlng Ger
| tain Is yet kn9wn, but Ia many cases there
| are noticeable changes IN springs and wells
| preceding the event, One useful warning
| however, 10 remarked as obviously possiblu
namely, The report OF an actual earthquake
on one side Of The Pacific could be at once
| telegf aphed to tho other side, thus giving
| twenty Velour hours notice OF the probable adj.
vent Of "a great sea wave.